Ambulance & Car Collide in the City of Hamilton [Updated]

Sun, 2018-06-03

Around 4:40pm today (June 3rd) police and fellow first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle collision at the junction of Front Street and Court Street in the City of Hamilton.

Initial information suggests that a car driven along Court Street and an ambulance driven along Front Street – which had its emergency lights on at the time – collided.

Apparently there were no reported injuries. However, both vehicles were damaged.

Inquiries are underway and any witnesses are asked to contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.

Update: Monday, June 4th - Inquiries continue regarding the damage only ambulance and car collision that occurred around 4:40pm Sunday, June 3rd at the junction of Front Street and Court Street in the City of Hamilton. There were no reported injuries.

It now appears that the ambulance had its full emergency equipment (lights and sirens) on at the time. Inquiries continue and any witnesses are asked to call the main police telephone number 295-0011.

Rider Injured: Fire Truck & Motorcycle Collide in Hamilton Parish

Around 3:50pm today (June 3rd) police and fellow first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle collision on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish, near the junction with East Point Lane.

Initial information indicates that a motorcyclist and the driver of a fire truck were traveling in opposite directions along North Shore Road when the motorcycle struck the side of the fire truck.

The fire truck apparently had its emergency equipment (lights and sirens) on at the time.

The rider, believed to be a 23 year old Smith’s parish woman, was said to have sustained non-life threatening injuries to her arms and legs.

An update on her medical condition is anticipated in due course.

Temporary traffic diversions were in place following the collision, but are no longer in effect.

Inquiries are underway and any witnesses are asked to contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.

Update: Monday, June 4th - At last check this morning (June 4th) the 23 year old female motorcyclist injured in a collision with a fire truck around 3:50pm Sunday, June 3rd on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish – near the junction with East Point Lane – was recovering in stable condition on a general ward at the hospital. Inquiries continue and any witnesses that have not yet come forward are asked to call the main police telephone number 295-0011.